By Kaitlyn Levinson, Reporter, Route Fifty

The Texas Department of Information Resources is leveraging state-level procurement negotiations to help deliver innovative solutions to local public safety organizations.

Texas — home to more than 31 million people across 254 counties — is ramping up its public safety network by adopting the Oracle Public Safety Suite of technology through the state’s Department of Information Resources.

First responders across the state, including law enforcement, emergency departments, public safety agencies and educational institutions, are able to obtain Oracle’s services through DIR under a prenegotiated procurement agreement between the state agency and the tech provider.

By allowing local organizations to purchase services directly through DIR, the state aims to increase the cost-effectiveness and accessibility of the innovative public safety tech, said Steve Seoane, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Local Government.

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